Sami Merilaita

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Sami Merilaita is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sami Merilaita has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 23 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Sami Merilaita's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (55 papers), Plant and animal studies (34 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (13 papers). Sami Merilaita is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (55 papers), Plant and animal studies (34 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (13 papers). Sami Merilaita collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and United Kingdom. Sami Merilaita's co-authors include Martin Stevens, Veijo Jormalainen, Anders Forsman, Marina Dimitrova, Birgitta S. Tullberg, Juha Tuomi, Johan Lind, Karin Kjernsmo, Einat Karpestam and Innes C. Cuthill and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, The American Naturalist and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sami Merilaita

74 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Animal camouflage: current issues and new perspectives

2008 582 citations Martin Stevens, Sami Merilaita profile →

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Sami Merilaita

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Michael P. Speed United Kingdom

Molly E. Cummings United States

Nathan S. Hart Australia

Misha Vorobyev New Zealand

Almut Kelber Sweden

Andrew T. D. Bennett Australia

Gil G. Rosenthal United States

Daniel Osorio United Kingdom

Jérôme Casas France

Peter M. Narins United States

Michael P. Speed United Kingdom

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1.7k ×2.0

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425 ×0.7

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All Works

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Murali, Gopal, Ullasa Kodandaramaiah, & Sami Merilaita. (2024). Habitat heterogeneity limits prey colour polymorphism maintained via negative frequency-dependent selection. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37(3). 274–282. 2 indexed citations

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Merilaita, Sami. (2022). On the spectrum of animal coloration: a comment on Postema et al.. Behavioral Ecology. 34(1). 15–15.

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Murali, Gopal, Sami Merilaita, & Ullasa Kodandaramaiah. (2018). Grab my tail: evolution of dazzle stripes and colourful tails in lizards. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 31(11). 1675–1688. 26 indexed citations

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Karpestam, Einat, Sami Merilaita, & Anders Forsman. (2018). Size variability effects on visual detection are influenced by colour pattern and perceived size. Animal Behaviour. 143. 131–138. 7 indexed citations

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Kjernsmo, Karin & Sami Merilaita. (2017). Resemblance to the Enemy’s Eyes Underlies the Intimidating Effect of Eyespots. The American Naturalist. 190(4). 594–600. 18 indexed citations

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Karpestam, Einat, Sami Merilaita, & Anders Forsman. (2016). Colour Polymorphism Protects Prey Individuals and Populations Against Predation. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 22122–22122. 42 indexed citations

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Merilaita, Sami & Marina Dimitrova. (2014). Accuracy of background matching and prey detection: predation by blue tits indicates intense selection for highly matching prey colour pattern. Functional Ecology. 28(5). 1208–1215. 21 indexed citations

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Karpestam, Einat, Sami Merilaita, & Anders Forsman. (2013). Detection experiments with humans implicate visual predation as a driver of colour polymorphism dynamics in pygmy grasshoppers. BMC Ecology. 13(1). 17–17. 51 indexed citations

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Karpestam, Einat, Sami Merilaita, & Anders Forsman. (2012). Reduced predation risk for melanistic pygmy grasshoppers in post‐fire environments. Ecology and Evolution. 2(9). 2204–2212. 33 indexed citations

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Stevens, Martin, et al.. (2011). Animal Camouflage. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 162 indexed citations

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Merilaita, Sami, Adrian Vallin, Ullasa Kodandaramaiah, et al.. (2011). Number of eyespots and their intimidating effect on naïve predators in the peacock butterfly. Behavioral Ecology. 22(6). 1326–1331. 42 indexed citations

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Vesakoski, Outi, Sami Merilaita, & Veijo Jormalainen. (2008). Reckless males, rational females: Dynamic trade-off between food and shelter in the marine isopod Idotea balthica. Behavioural Processes. 79(3). 175–181. 25 indexed citations

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Merilaita, Sami & Graeme D. Ruxton. (2006). Aposematic signals and the relationship between conspicuousness and distinctiveness. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 245(2). 268–277. 48 indexed citations

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Merilaita, Sami. (2003). VISUAL BACKGROUND COMPLEXITY FACILITATES THE EVOLUTION OF CAMOUFLAGE. Evolution. 57(6). 1248–1254. 117 indexed citations

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Merilaita, Sami & Veijo Jormalainen. (2000). Different roles of feeding and protection in diel microhabitat choice of sexes in Idotea baltica. Oecologia. 122(4). 445–451. 39 indexed citations

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Jormalainen, Veijo, Sami Merilaita, & Roger Härdling. (2000). Dynamics of intersexual conflict over precopulatory mate guarding in two populations of the isopod Idotea baltica. Animal Behaviour. 60(1). 85–93. 36 indexed citations

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Forsman, Anders & Sami Merilaita. (1999). Fearful symmetry: pattern size and asymmetry affects aposematic signal efficacy. Evolutionary Ecology. 13(2). 131–140. 105 indexed citations

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Jormalainen, Veijo, Sami Merilaita, & Juha Tuomi. (1995). Differential predation on sexes affects colour polymorphism of the isopod Idotea baltica (Pallas). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 55(1). 45–68. 49 indexed citations

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Jormalainen, Veijo, Sami Merilaita, & Juha Tuomi. (1994). Male Choice and Male‐male Competition in Idotea baitica (Crustacea, Isopoda). Ethology. 96(1). 46–57. 40 indexed citations

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Jormalainen, Veijo, Juha Tuomi, & Sami Merilaita. (1992). Mate choice for male and female size in aquatic isopod Idotea balthica. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 29(3). 161–167. 26 indexed citations

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